1967 Tangerine Bowl
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Date | December 16, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Tangerine Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Errol Hook, Tennessee–Martin (offensive)[1] Gordon Lambert, Tennessee–Martin (defensive)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 5500[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1967 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1967 season, between West Chester and Tennessee–Martin.[3] The most valuable players were defensive end Gordon Lambert and quarterback Errol Hook, both of Tennessee–Martin.[1]
Background[edit]
The game was one of four regional finals in the College Division, the predecessor of Division II; the other three postseason games were the Pecan Bowl (also played on December 16), along with the Grantland Rice and Camellia bowls (both played on December 9).
Notable participants[edit]
Tennessee–Martin's Lambert, and West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft. Tennessee–Martin defensive end Julian Nunamaker was selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft. Multiple members of the Tennessee–Martin team – including Lambert, Hook, Nunamaker, quarterback Allan Cox, kicker Lee Mayo, left tackle Gary Doble, and head coach Bob Carroll – are inductees of the university's hall of fame.[4] West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, offensive end Don Wilkinson, running back Paul Dunkleberger, and head coach Bob Mitten are inductees of their university's hall of fame.[5]
Scoring summary[edit]
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Statistics[edit]
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Statistics[2] | West Chester | Tennessee–Martin |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Rushing yards | 17 | 145 |
Passes attempted | 35 | 32 |
Passes completed | 18 | 12 |
Passes intercepted by | 2 | 1 |
Passing yards | 169 | 169 |
Yards penalized | 96 | 88 |
Punts–average | 10–35 | 7–42 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Return Yardage | 300 | 87 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gatorade No, Lemonade Si". Orlando Sentinel. December 17, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Tennessee Martin Wins Tangerine Bowl Battle". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. AP. December 17, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee-Martin Game by Game Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". utm.edu. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". wcupagoldenrams.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Buchalter, Bill (December 17, 1967). "Tangerine Bowl Proves A Tennessee Waltz". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via newspapers.com.